"My friends in the Council told me, don't be afraid of losing votes, because when one group of addicts dies off, another group will take their place."
These words caused an uproar in the audience below.
Meanwhile, the people in the Council watching the live broadcast were already cursing: "Who! Who the hell told him that!"
Xiong En shook his head on his end: "But I don't think that way. I absolutely do not agree. I need to take responsibility for their lives. I cannot let down the people who support me. I must pull them out of the mire."
"Just like how California's rescue efforts are faster than any other state, how California would rather risk opposing the federal government to provide aid. If I abandon them today, thinking that addicts will continue to emerge and my votes will never run out, then in the future, could I also abandon all of you just like how the federal government abandons disaster victims?"
